1797 $10 Large Eagle Gold

Great piece, thanks for sharing. Isn't amazing how few of the original mintage must have survived exporting and melting? I have an 1806 "Tables of Interest" book from the Royal Bank of Scotland that does convert these Eagles to Sterling, so they definitively traded out of the USA.

 

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If I remember correctly, gold in the US at this time was cheaper than gold in Europe. So people would takes these coins from the US, bring them to Europe, melt them, and make a profit.

 

Actually, I remember learning the meaning behind such symbolism during the Summer Seminar last year, and if I recall correctly the eagle is supposedly pushing away the "clouds of tyranny," and the arrows in the left claw resemble the time of war.

 

This is exactly the imagery I was wanting to hear. Thank you! Maybe I'll find one of these in a roll of halves

 

Very nice addition !!

There are 3 varieties of the 1797, this looks like the Long Thin Neck variety with only 80-100 known.

I know you're a proud poppa, I would be....:thumb:

 

That is one heck of a coin. You know its an AMAZING coin when your brain doesnt even bother processing what the slab says... PCGS blah blah blah,,, holy cow a 1797 Gold Eagle... excuse my drooling. If your ever hard up for cash Matt I will happily pay you 2 times melt value : )

 

Absolutely stunning. I only wish I had a coin that awesome in my collection. Thanks for sharing.

 

That area between 'S' (states) and 'O' (of) on the reverse.....what's going on there Doug?


Oh, great coin Matt. I love it.....

 

Glad to help!

 

Matt

I had to re-visit this piece.

A real beauty